Maj. Nidal Hasan is back in court today for what should one of the last pretrial hearings before his trial begins on Aug. 6. There's really no clues to what will happen in court today. It has been billed as a house cleaning sort of hearing, where the judge, Hasan and lawyers should iron out some logistics of what should be a massive court-martial.

Though the jury was set last week, to prepare for the large amount of travel involved in bringing upwards of 270 witnesses to the trial, presiding judge Col. Tara Osborn has left the trial set at Aug. 6.

In today's paper, I wrote this piece about how some lawmakers in Washington D.C. are attempting to end the military's practice of continually paying soldiers who are charged but not yet convicted of violent crimes. It is a reaction to revelations that Hasan has continued to draw pay from the government, amassing more than $270,000 in income since the mass shooting on post.

Media round-up:

A small crowd here today. We've got local TV, a reporter from the San Antonio Express-News and a blogger here who calls himself "The Legendary."

The Washington Times has a similar article to mine about the bill to cut Hasan's pay here.

ABC News also cover the bill, which its sponsors are calling the "Stop Pay for Violent Offenders Act." ABC's story is here.

The Air Force Times also picked up on the story, but misspelled Hasan. We're all human.

I will be watching today's hearing from the auxiliary court room beside the media center at Club Hood. Follow me on Twitter @KDHcrime for up-to-the-minute updates.

Contact Philip Jankowski at philipj@kdhnews.com or (254) 501-7553. Follow him on Twitter at KDHcrime.